TEACHERS

What is the origin of h-u-m-o-r?

You can find it by reading example sentences at your school bee or during Great American SpellCheck. Here are some examples—from the 2010 Classroom Pronouncer Guide, 2010 School Pronouncer Guide, and Great American SpellCheck:

1. Martin offered to sell Henry his half-chewed gum for only ten cents.
   
2. Leo was tempted by the sandwich in the fridge but decided it would be too dangerous to eat it because he could not remember making a sandwich in the last two months.
3. Joey's crumbs nourished an entire population of ants living underneath his couch.
4. Lisa asked Frannie for the ingredients to her casserole so she could remember to never put those ingredients together in her own kitchen.
5. Never a fan of the democratic process, Leo petitioned the school to appoint him student body monarch rather than have him go through the tedious process of running for president.
6. The passengers on the plane were treated to a demonstration of the impressive larynx of Carla's newborn baby.
7. Charles was upset that everybody mistook his Halloween costume for an amoeba when he was clearly a paramecium.
8. The flock plaintively cooed after a fellow pigeon disappeared under the taxi, but they knew: Not every bird could make it in this city.
9. Edward's line graph showed a strong correlation between his headache and math homework.
10. Mrs. Barnes said the students were to examine the frog's heart, not take it out and play hot potato with it in the back row.